(v) drive someone into a blind alley, See Also: push someone to the wall, Example:พ่อเอาโต๊ะเข้ามุมเพื่อให้รับกับผนังโค้งที่ดัดแปลงเป็นตู้โชว์, Thai Definition:เอามุมมาบรรจบเข้ากัน
(n) (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement, Example:all the clues led the police into blind alleys; so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley
[钻牛角尖 / 鑽牛角尖, zuān niú jiǎo jiānㄗㄨㄢ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ] lit. to hone a bull's horn (成语 saw); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs#40406
[钻牛角 / 鑽牛角, zuān niú jiǎoㄗㄨㄢ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ] lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs; same as 成语 saw 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖, See Also: 成语, 鑽牛角尖, 钻牛角尖